The more difficult cuts will come Saturday, when the roster must be trimmed to 53 players.

PLAYER OF THE DAY
Nate Burleson. The dichotomy continues. Burleson was catching everything – everything – thrown at him in practice.

That’s nothing new. Burleson had a solid training camp that bordered on being special with his efforts last week.

But the question remains: Why does he have just one reception in the first three preseason games?

PLAYS OF THE DAY
Offense: Burleson went up, and over, cornerback DeJuan Groce along the sideline to snare a Matt Hasselbeck pass.

Defense: Rookie cornerback Josh Wilson had a couple. On the first, he darted in from the side to tip away Seneca Wallace pass that was intended for Logan Payne. Later, Wilson got another nice jump on the ball to intercept an Erik Meyer pass.

POSITION WATCH
The offensive line took the most hits in the roster cuts, losing three players. With Walter Jones still resting his surgically repaired left shoulder, here’s who was where: